Storm Cuts Power To 4,000

August 15, 1999

A powerful thunderstorm knocked out power to about 4,000 customers in several towns across Connecticut Saturday evening, with Hartford, South Windsor, New Canaan, Norwalk, Wilton and Stamford hit especially hard.

Northeast Utilities was scrambling to restore power and expected to have it back on for most customers by this morning.

The storm compunded a problem with an underground power line in Hartford that had knocked out power to several hundred city residents earlier in the day, an NU spokeswoman said.